GWP-Med is currently implementing the 2020-2025 Strategy "Mobilising for a Water Secure World". In this frame, it is implementing a number of Programmes in the Mediterranean region under specific Thematic Areas:
Transboundary Water Resources Management:
- GEF/UNEP MedProgramme (2019-2025): GWP-Med is one of several executing partners of the MedProgramme that aims to operationalize priority actions to reduce major transboundary environmental stresses in Mediterranean coastal areas while strengthening climate resilience and water security and improving the health and livelihoods of coastal populations.
- UNDP/Adaptation Fund funded Integrated Climate Resilient Transboundary Flood Risk Management in the Drin River Basin in the Western Balkans Project (2019-2024): Implemented by UNDP and the Adaptation Fund and executed by GWP-Med, the Project will develop the first integrated Flood Risk Management Strategy and Road Map for the Drin Riparian countries.
Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus:
- Rexus Horizon2020 Project: The Horizon 2020 REXUS Project is developing and validating knowledge and tools to facilitate the transition from WEFE NEXUS theory to practice, taking into account climate impacts. It is applied in 5 pilots areas accross Europe and Latin America.
- Matchmaker II: The Matchmaker II project aimed to provide Jordan and Palestine with tangible and scalable solutions in order to improve water management and build resilience to climate change through the application of the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus approach. It was funded by Sida and Ufm, and implemented by GWP-Med.
- PRIMA WEFE4MED project: The WEFE4MED project is developing the PRIMA Mediterranean WEFE Nexus Community of Practice, bringing together scientists and stakeholders to ensure that Nexus solutions emerging from research and innovation activities can be applied broadly and impact future WEFE decision-making. The peculiar aspect of the Mediterranean WEFE Nexus CoP is that it will be built around concrete demonstration sites showcasing positive experiences from different places in the Mediterranean region. GWP-Med is part of the consortium implementing the project.
Integrated Water Resources Management:
- PRIMA Acquaount: The European Union-funded ACQUAOUNT project aims to improve Integrated Water Resource Management and sustainable irrigation through the deployment of innovative tools, smart water services and solutions, for public and private use, contributing to climate resilience. GWP-Med is leading Work Packages on Stakeholder Engagement and Governance & Policy frameworks.
Contributing to Gender Equality:
- AIP WACDEP-G (2023-2025): The Project aims to transform gender inequalities at scale by promoting gender-transformative planning, decision-making and institutional development for climate resilient water investments in Africa. Implemented by Africa Governments, Africa Union Development Agency-NEPAD and the Africa Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW), Regional Economic Communities, River Basin Organisations, Regional Water Partnerships, Country Water Partnerships, women organisations, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), UN WOMEN, Global Water Partnership and others.
- Empowering Women Water Leadership in the MENA region: An initiative by GWP-Med and the Geneva Water Hub that aims at supporting female water experts from the MENA region in their peronal development and their professional careers.
Non-conventional Water Resources Programme:
- Zero-Drop Program: Launched in July 2022 in Folegandros, with exclusive funding from The Coca-Cola Foundation and the support of local communities and public authorities, the Zero Drop water resources protection program is implementing water saving technical solutions in areas facing intense water scarcity, while raising awareness and building capacities to better manage and conserve water resources. Since then, the program has aslo reached Cyprus, and Heraklion Crete.
- Alter Aqua Project: Funded by the Coca-Cola Foundation with contributions by the Energy and Water Agency, the Alter Aqua project has been promoting the use of Non-Conventional Water Resources (NCWR) since 2011 in Malta. Read more
Water Governance:
- "Water is in our Hands": From 2019, the project that is implemented by GWP-Med and Reckitt-Finish provides concrete tools to combat water scarcity and save water at home. In previous years, Water is in our hands visited Agios Efstratios, Oinousses and Psara, small islands in the Aegean sea also facing the intense challenge of water scarcity. In 2023 the, the Program visited the island of Lipsi.